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View of Gold Reed: photographic print

Date

1905 (year approximate)

Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series VII. Other areas in Nye County -- Subseries VII.H. Reed Family (Kawich Mountains, Nevada). Gold Reed, Kawich Mountains, Nye County, Nevada, probably about 1905. It was with a mine in Gold Reed that O.K. Reed made the money to purchase the ranch at Hawes Canyon. The ore at the mine was so rich that a person could stand off 50 or 60 feet and see the gold in the original outcropping; some of the ore sold for $1,000 a ton. Reed was partners in the mine with Jack May and a Mr.Wardle, Tonopah resident Austin Wardle’s father. Jack May and Reed were married to sisters, Mabel and Maude Hanley. 

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Letter from C. A. Earle Rinker to his mother, March 12, 1908

Date

1908-03-12

Archival Collection

Description

Letter from C. A. Earle Rinker to his mother, March 12, 1908

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Fred and Maurine Wilson Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00014

Abstract

The Fred and Maurine Wilson Photograph Collection depicts the Wilson Family, events, and locations in Las Vegas, Nevada and the Southwestern United States from approximately 1860 to 1990. The photographs primarily depict early Las Vegas, including the Mormon Fort and Kiel Ranch; mines, towns, and railroads in Southern Nevada; the construction and planning of the Hoover (Boulder) Dam on the Colorado River; and the Wilson Family. The photographs also include prominent Las Vegas families such as the Park Family, aerial photographs of the city, landmarks on Fremont Street and downtown Las Vegas, and desert landscapes.

Archival Collection

Quartette Mine: photographic print

Date

1900 to 1940

Description

Quartette Mine in Searchlight, Nevada

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Letter from C. A. Earle Rinker to his mother, September 6, 1908

Date

1908-09-06

Archival Collection

Description

Letter from C. A. Earle Rinker to his mother, September 6, 1908

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Correspondence, Levi Syphus to Sadie George

Date

1928-07

Archival Collection

Description

This folder is from the "Correspondence" file of the Sadie and Hampton George Papers (MS-00434)

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Mine entrance in "Red Gap" (Ariz.): photographic print

Date

1907

Description

A mine entrance at Red Gap, Arizona Territory in 1907.

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Mines at Milltown, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1905

Description

From the Frank Benham Photograph Collection on Goldfield, Nevada (PH-00288).

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Frederickson Family Papers

Identifier

MS-00448

Abstract

The Frederickson Family Papers (1904-1917) contain documents and photographs related to Goodsprings, Nevada settlers John C. and Elizabeth Frederickson. Materials include bank statements, mining statements, personal correspondence, and college notes.

Archival Collection

Correspondence, Levi Syphus to Sadie George

Date

1917-02 to 1917-03

Archival Collection

Description

This folder is from the "Correspondence" file of the Sadie and Hampton George Papers (MS-00434)

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